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In the news is a case about a boy that was murdered on grounds of a sexual motive. I bet Ruth Kelly new this would happen today and is using it to discrimenate because an attack on her would be seen as very poor taste and would give the religious groups ammunition to attack the gay community.The phrase “A good day to bury bad news” comes to mind.The gay community needs to learn how politicians do this so that we can attack back!

Congratulations on an extremely perceptive article.This is what secular organisations – gay and straight like the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association and the National Secular Society – have been arguing for years, but unfortunately no one takes much heed of our warnings.George BroadheadGALHAwww.galha.org

What if Ruth Kelly did indeed plan that this day to be a good day to bury bad news, hoping that the case would be a long drawn out murder trial?I think Ruth Kelly sould be investergated by the Police on grounds of homophobia?The murder may not of happend if Roman Catholic schools were not so homophobic. The offender was homophobicly bullied!

“she was absent from the third reading of the Adoption and Children Bill (Programme), to allow gay couples to adopt, as she was on further votes on the same subject on 16th May 2002, 20th May 200″On May 20th she was present to vote for an amendment that would have allowed heterosexual unmarried couple to adopt, but that would have excluded gay couples

Why are you persecuting her? She has a right to her religous beliefs. Freedom of conscience and dissent have not been outlawed in this country, either for house wife or Minister. As long as she is not breaking any law. No Minister can unilaterally block a law. Don’t balme her for the delays. All views must be accomodated, and you cannot legislate on morals!

Wow. This is the most bigoted, biased, neurotic, ignorant article I’ve read on this issue. What a bunch of anti-Catholic claptrap.So long as you remain almost preternaturally ignorant of anything and everything to do with Catholic belief, praxis, polity and life, as well as rudimentary theological ethics, all your specious arguments {sic}against it is like so much straw. And your understanding of the ‘separation’ of church from political life– I mean, it’s risible. Before you publish another word, for pete’s sake, can someone get some education??

Ruth Kelly in charge of equality?a bit like putting a child sex attacker in charge of a creche,this ‘thing,’ has defended catholic abuse scandals and now moralises about equality issues… new labour…new monsters more like

Well,MsKelly has as bad a voting record on gay rights as our forthcomng Prime Minister Gordon Brown.I think her appointment may well have stemmed from Brown’s attitudes as much as Blair’s and forshadows what we can expect from Brown’s Government.One can only hope that the EU will prevent the Catholic and Anglican lobby from beginning moves to repeal gay rights legislation.Anything is possible.As a practising Anglican I am appalled at Williams and Sentamu chiming in with O’Connor.After all 50 years ago who would have conceived of a black in York Minster.Personally I hope that the Catholics are put in their place:perhaps we can hope for separation of church and state such as they have in France – a Catholic country that would not tolerate the interference of prelates in this way for a moment.

We know of a same-sex couple who have had a Civil Partnership together, have adopted and being Christian may be stopped from entering their church because of an exemption already made in the Sexual Orientation Regulations. We find that the religious homophobes have created a witchhunt of gay people with their continuing outbursts of bigotry whilst stating at the same time that ‘they love us all’. ‘Peace on Earth, Goodwill toward all Man’ seems to have taken a back seat in their religious intolerance. We live in a Secular country and the Government should reinforce diversity and freedoms for all its peoples. We both believe that Ruth Kelly should resign.

I am Glad that my Petition has caused such a positive response here. I never thought it would get 100 signatures, let alone the 5000 it currently has.Hopefully my Petition will be taken seriously and that Blair takes notice and sacks Kelly.

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